Offbeat Traveler: Pozzuoli amphitheater in southern Italy

CaptionPozzuoli amphitheater

Adam Allegro

The Pozzuoli amphitheater is Italy's third-largest amphitheater, behind the Colosseum and the Capuan amphitheater. The elliptical structure measures about 489 by 381 feet and once held up to 20,000 spectators.

The Pozzuoli amphitheater is Italy's third-largest amphitheater, behind the Colosseum and the Capuan amphitheater. The elliptical structure measures about 489 by 381 feet and once held up to 20,000 spectators. (Adam Allegro)

This past August, Adam Allegro traveled to the coastal city of Pozzuoli along the Tyrrhenian Sea in southern Italy about five miles west of Naples. During his trip, he visited the Pozzuoli amphitheater, built in the first and second centuries. Its exterior is not quite as grand as the Roman...